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August 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 August 1973 · Beijing, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 08:508:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Janmāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:315:31 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:071:07+1 AM–26:392:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:089:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:403:40 PM–17:225:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:573:57 PM–17:295:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1511:15 PM–23:5711:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga05:315:31 AM–07:137:13 AMavoid
Udvega07:137:13 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Kāla13:591:59 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Śubha15:403:40 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Roga17:225:22 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:037:03 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Lābha20:228:22 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Udvega21:409:40 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Śubha22:5910:59 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1812:18+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Cara25:361:36+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMneutral
Roga26:552:55+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:144:14+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32+1 AM

05:315:31 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 07:167:16 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 27:253:25+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 19:167:16 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:167:16 AM
Bālavauntil 18:226:22 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:403:40 PM–17:225:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseSaptamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:225:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī07:167:16 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā27:25 03:253:25 AM WedRohiṇī
YogaDhruva19:167:16 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava07:167:16 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 450
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:4610:46 PM
Moonset
13:021:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:089:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:403:40 PM17:225:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:573:57 PM17:295:29 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1511:15 PM23:5711:57 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:071:07+1 AM26:392:39+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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